finagled

verb

Definition of finaglednext
past tense of finagle
1
as in negotiated
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care let me look at my schedule and see if I can't finagle a visit to the museum

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2
as in cheated
to use dishonest methods to achieve a goal she'll finagle until she gets exactly what she wants

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  1. negotiated
  2. cheated
  3. arranged
  4. manipulated
  5. engineered
Verb
  • County leaders negotiated and signed a new elections agreement in October.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Additionally, substantive changes will need to be worked through the White House Office of Management and Budget, and negotiated with Congress, which funds NASA.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of negotiated
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  • Congressman/Senator/President Lyndon Baines Johnson was a monstrous piece of work who cheated his way to power from his teens on.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • They felt cheated because rather than pay off the debt, Germany defaulted.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of cheated
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  • The setup is currently being demonstrated in the form of a prototype sleeve which incorporates a total of eight pneumatic actuators arranged in two rows of four.
    Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The fresh flowers which come by road from Amsterdam are arranged in the hotel’s own floristry on the top floor, with staff taking them home when guests leave.
    Heather Farmbrough, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of arranged
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  • The companies claimed the process was manipulated and the future of steelworkers was sacrificed to advance the president’s political agenda.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The book, which was written in 1948, focuses on the consequences of totalitarianism, the government’s mass surveillance of the public and how truth and fact can be manipulated.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of manipulated
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  • Even the bed—a plush, temperature-regulating masterpiece—felt like it had been engineered specifically to cradle you into the best rest of your life.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Dec. 2024
  • While there is entertainment from a live DJ, the Guest House is acoustically engineered for conversation, with music layered into the ambiance.
    Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2024
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